End-gate latch



Patented Mar. 30, 1926.

* UNITED STATES. PATENTQQFFICE.

ABE BARRETT ,MnLrirN, or T RTLE LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA.

EN -GATE LATCH. v

Application filed November To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Ann BARRETT MELLIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Turtle Lake, in the county of McLean and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in End- Gate Latches, of which the following is a specification. 1 This invention relates to end gate fasteners for vehicle bodies. v 7

One object of the invention is to improve {Che general construction of devicesof'this n I A second object of the invention is to; provide an improved latch arrangement for suchdevices.

A third object of the invention is to provide an improved latch operating mechanism for such devices.

With the above and other objects inview as will be hereinafter apparent, the inven" 'tion consists in general of certain novel details of constructlon and comblnatlons of parts hereinafterfully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings like charv ded' with an end gate hlnged at onev sideof-sald opening, said latch device comprisacters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and I Figure 1 is a rear view of a wagon bodyprovided with an end gate equipped with this invention.

Figure is a section on the line 2 2"of Figure 1.

In the drawings there is shown a vehicle 17, 1925. Serial No. 69,671.

is pivoted 'oppositethis bar isiaisimilar'bar 1 5 whereon a pair-of pawls 16, these pawls being mounted on pivots 17. Normally one end of each pawl projects across the bar 141 and the remaining ends are connected by v pivots 18 to a link 19 whereon is carried a pivoted angle member 20. On the rear portion of the body is pivoted a second angle member 21 to which is pivotally con-.

nected an operating lever 22. Alink 23 connects this operating lever with the angle plate 20'.

Under t p v dle po-rtion24 of the operating lever 22 is raised the hese circumstances when thehanlink 19 will be drawn upward so as to shift the members 16 and release the closed edge of the gate. The gate canthen' swing open. However, when the gate is closed and the lever 22 depressed such gate is accordingly locked.

There has thus, beenlprovided a simple andeflicient device of the kind described Having 1s clalmed A latch and for the purpose specified.

thus described the invention, whatas new, 1s:, 'devlce for the end gate of a vehiclehaving an end gate opening and pro 'ing' a plurality ofpivoted members over- I lapping the edge of the gate, a link connecting sa1d'members,an angle bracket pivpivoted to "'oted to saidlink, a second angle bracket the body above said link, an opcrating lever pivoted-tosaid second angle bracket at right angles to the pivot thereof,

ABE BARRETT MELLI N.v 

